Prof Liam Glynn has been appointed as the new Professor of General Practice at the Graduate Entry Medical, University of Limerick. He was previously Senior Lecturer in General Practice in the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway and also Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer, Graduate Medical School, University of Limerick.

He qualified from Trinity College, Dublin in 1995 and, after completing general practice training in the Scottish highlands and surviving some remote health care postings to Guyana and Ecuador, he returned to work in the West of Ireland. He was awarded his M.Sc. degree in 2003 and his M.D. in 2007, both from National University of Ireland, Galway. He was appointed a HRB Cochrane fellow in 2007.

His career ambition is to contribute to the development of general practice and primary care in Ireland and the transformation of the Irish healthcare system with high quality teaching and research of international standing while continuing an active clinical role as a rural GP. In 2015, along with other Rural GPs, he co-founded the “No Doctor No Village” advocacy campaign.

Prof Glynn is a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He has over 170 publications and 4 book chapters and over 2,600 citations. He is a referee for several international medical and medical education journals and a member of the Editorial Boards of Forum, the Journal of the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Journal of Comorbidity.

Academic Qualifications:

FRCGP (Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners)
International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme (University of Oxford)
Cochrane Fellowship (Health Research Board)
MD (National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland)
Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (University of Cardiff)
Postgraduate Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance (University College Dublin)
MMSc in General Practice (National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland)MICGP (Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners)
MRCGP (Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners)
FRCSI (Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland) BA, MB, BCh, BAO (Medical Degree, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)

Research Interests:

As PI of several National and EU funded research awards in Connected Health, Prof Glynn has developed and continue to lead a multi-disciplinary collaboration of researchers involving general practitioners, nurses, psychologists and engineers.

He has specific relevant prior experience in applying and researching mHealth interventions in clinical practice. His primary research interests are in preventive medicine with a focus on physical activity and diabetes and on bringing technological solutions to healthcare through connected health. Other research interests include chronic kidney disease, hypertension and adherence to medication. In addition, he has developed an international reputation in the area of cardiovascular multimorbidity and risk research, being one of the first researchers to describe the complex relationship between diabetes, chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk in the community.

Prof Glynn is also lead author and co-author of a series of Cochrane protocols and reviews in Hypertension among other topics as well as being lead author of the BMJ Clinical Evidence Reviews on adherence to cardiovascular medication all of which provide clinicians around the world with clarity around the evidence base for management of these conditions.

As Co-PI within the EU funded NPP project, ITTS, he designed and conducted the first RCT examining the impact of a smartphone application on physical activity in the primary care. The results of this study were initially reviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine and went on to receive a double publication in the British Journal of General Practice. More locally, it led to development of various exercise initiatives for local communities the most successful of which now runs in collaboration with the Clare Sports Partnership, the HSE and the ‘Go For Life’ programme, with over 350 older adults attending exercise classes in 23 community locations throughout the county of Clare every week.
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Professor Stack is the Foundation Chair of Medicine at GEMS and Consultant Nephrologist at University Hospital Limerick. His principal interests include: assessment of treatment strategies for chronic kidney disease (CKD) & end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); determinants and outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI); cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk assessment; clinical impact of gout and hyperuricaemia; risk prediction models; and the application of IT communications systems in clinical and epidemiological research. He is leading an initiative to establish Ireland first National Surveillance System for Kidney Disease and is PI for several large-scale observational studies including a 3-year Health Research Board (HRB) funded study assessing the burden and progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Irish Health System. He is also co-investigator in the CDC funded CKD Surveillance programme that is lead by the University of Michigan and the University of California SanFrancisco (UCSF). The UL Kidney Health Consortium offers opportunities to nephrology trainees and interested researchers to participate in large research projects under his supervision. All trainees will benefit from weekly interdisciplinary research meetings with strong emphasis on statistical and epidemiological methods.

Introduction:

Professor Austin Stack is Foundation Chair of Medicine at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS) and Consultant Nephrologist at University Hospital Limerick, Ireland. He is the Director Designate of the Health Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Limerick. His responsibilities and interests span the clinical, educational and research landscapes. Professor Stack’s clinical interests include the care of patients with chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, dialysis, haemodialysis therapies, peritoneal dialysis therapies, and kidney transplantation.

Academic Qualifications:

MBBCH BAO University College Dublin MRCPI Royal College of Physicians in Ireland MSc University of Michigan Rackham School of Public Health MD University College Dublin

Professional Experience:

1998 Lecturer in Medicine University of Michigan

2002 Assistant Professor University of Texas Medical School Houston

2007 Associate Professor of Medicine University of Texas Medical School Houston

Professor Stack is leading an initiative to establish Ireland’s first National Surveillance System for Kidney Disease. He is also principal investigator for several large-scale observational studies, including two Health Research Board (HRB)-funded studies to assess the burden and progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the Irish health system. He is a co-investigator in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded CKD surveillance programme.

2003 National Scientist Development Award, American Heart Association, United States

Higher Degree Supervision:

Professor Stack and the UL Kidney Research Consortium offer opportunities to prospective nephrology trainees, medical students and interested researchers to participate in research projects. All trainees have the opportunity to undertake MD or PhD programmes under his supervision. Candidates will benefit from weekly interdisciplinary research meetings with strong emphasis on statistical and epidemiological methods.